In the News: President Obama Delivers State of the Union Address

03/16/10

President Barack Obama delivered his first State of the Union address on January 27, 2010. His speech before both houses of Congress lasted more than an hour and touched on many of the most pressing issues facing the nation. Obama acknowledged the many challenges that confronted his administration when he took office a year earlier, including wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and a severe economic recession. He also expressed empathy for the concerns of ordinary Americans struggling with the effects of unemployment, inadequate health care coverage, or the housing crisis. Obama appealed to members of both political parties to put an end to partisan bickering and work together to solve important problems and restore public confidence in government.

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